Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Stinking Truffle

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Tuber foetidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Echimyidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Tuber
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

The Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat (Pattonomys carrikeri) is a species in the genus Pattonomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.